Editorial summary

The company is a multinational corporation seeking a Contract Network Automation Engineer. The role focuses on designing and developing reusable Ansible Playbooks, Roles, and collections to automate multi-vendor network provisioning, configuration management, software upgrades, backups, and operational workflows. Key requirements include implementing idempotent, state-aware automation with error handling, rollback capabilities, and drift remediation, along with strong coding standards and version control. The position offers a compensation of 9000.

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Job description

[This job https://singapore.job-q.com/jobs/detail/network-automation-engineer-contract-39702 first appeared in Job-Q.com on 23 Oct 2026]

About the client:
A MNC Company.

Responsibilities:

1. Ansible Network Automation

• Design and develop reusable Ansible Playbooks, Roles and custom Collections for multi-vendor network automation.
• Automate network provisioning, configuration management, software upgrades, configuration backups and operational workflows.
• Develop idempotent, state-aware automation with error handling, validation and rollback capabilities.
• Automate configuration compliance, drift detection and remediation across network devices.
• Develop reusable automation frameworks and follow coding standards, version control and peer-review practices.

2. Python and Network Programmability

• Develop Python scripts and automation components to extend Ansible capabilities.
• Integrate automation workflows with network devices and platforms using REST APIs, NETCONF, RESTCONF and YANG.
• Work with structured data formats such as JSON and YAML.
• Integrate automation with network inventory and IPAM platforms such as NetBox and Infoblox.

3. CI/CD and Automation Testing

• Build and maintain automation pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD or equivalent tools.
• Implement automated pre-change and post-change validation, testing and configuration verification.
• Use tools such as Pytest, Cisco pyATS/Genie and other relevant testing frameworks.
• Implement approval gates, execution controls, audit trails and automated recovery mechanisms where supported.

4. Automation Platform and Operations

• Develop and maintain automation workflows using Ansible Automation Platform, Automation Controller or AWX.
• Build and manage containerised execution environments using Podman or Docker.
• Integrate automation with enterprise secrets management, monitoring, logging and IT service management platforms.
• Maintain automation documentation, operational runbooks and reusable standards.
• Troubleshoot automation failures and continuously improve workflow reliability and execution efficiency.

Requirement:

• Hands-on experience with Ansible Playbooks, Roles, Collections, inventories and network automation modules.
• Practical Python scripting skills and experience with libraries such as Netmiko and NAPALM.
• Experience automating Cisco IOS-XE, IOS-XR, NX-OS, Juniper Junos and/or Arista EOS environments.
• Knowledge of network protocols and technologies, including BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VRFs and EVPN-VXLAN, to support automation requirements.
• Experience with REST APIs, NETCONF, RESTCONF, YANG, JSON and YAML.
• Hands-on experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and containerised execution environments.
• Familiarity with NetBox, Infoblox, pyATS/Genie and enterprise automation integrations.
• Proven experience delivering network automation solutions in enterprise or production environments.
• Problem-solving, scripting, testing and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Experience developing scalable, reusable and maintainable automation solutions.
• Relevant certifications such as Ansible Automation Platform, Red Hat, Cisco DevNet Professional, CCNP or equivalent are desirable.
• Increased automation coverage and reduced manual operational effort.
• Improved automation reliability, reusability and execution consistency.
• Reduced configuration errors and improved compliance.
• Faster, safer and more repeatable network changes.
• Improved integration between automation platforms and enterprise network systems.

Interested candidates, who wish to apply for the above position, please send in your resume to

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